Analyzing equity impacts of transit fare changes: Case study of Alameda-Contra Costa Transit, California

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-368

  Nuworsoo, Cornelius ^a   Golub, Aaron ^a   Deakin, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Equity; Evaluation; Fare; Impact; Onboard survey; Pricing; Public transit; Revenue

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PRICE DETERMINATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350286212     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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